Showing posts with label wall sconces. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wall sconces. Show all posts
Monday, July 14, 2014
Traditional Wall Sconces For Your Home
Chic and elegant traditional wall sconces never go out of style. My cousin surprised me last night with Shepherd Hook Wall Fixture with Acrylic Globe she had installed at her new home. These new lighting fixtures are perfect for outdoors as they provide efficient lighting. I cannot believe she bought these traditional wall sconces. She had too many lighting sconces which are not even installed yet. But I cannot blame her for buying these new lamps. The Shepherd Hook Wall Fixture with Acrylic Globe is absolutely gorgeous. If I do not have one too many lighting fixtures at home, I would definitely buy this lamp too.
These traditional wall sconces which surround the exterior of her home is a perfect decoration as well. I love its intricate and unique design. What is good about this new lamp is that it is heat resistant which is an important feature especially if you want to have this lighting fixture turned on all night long. According to her, this new lighting fixture is not only rust resistant, it is also shatter resistant. She is not sure though, if it is child proof as well. But that is something we do not want to check if it is true or not. It would be a waste to see these lamps break into pieces if it is not true.
With these new lighting fixtures illuminating her house, her house is the brightest in their neighborhood. She had no regrets buying these new lighting fixtures even after knowing that these lamps may not be child proof. She is just happy that she and her kids could spend time outdoors even at night without any worries. Her kids just like her love to have dinner outside their home. Moreover, she is also planning to have her housewarming party outside their home.
Monday, February 24, 2014
Protecting Our Planet With LED And CFL Lamps
Earlier today a received a phone call from one of the representatives of Greenpeace-an independent global campaigning organization which promotes environmental awareness and protects our environment-acknowledging me as one of their supporters and asking for financial aide. I did not promise them anything as that would require my full commitment. But as advocate for a clean and green environment, I can help by promoting environmental awareness through the different social media. I can also help by planting trees in my community and by conserving energy at home as well.
In fact we have been using LED (light emitting diode) lamps and CFL (compact florescent) lamps since incandescent light bulbs have been banned by the government as it consumes a lot of electricity to produce light. We use these LED lamps and CFL lamps not only at home but also in our little grocery store. Initially, we were using a 200-watt incandescent lamps in our 12” by 12.5 " vented top warehouse shade wall sconces in the grocery store. But after the decrease in our electric bills at home, we change all the wall sconces to LED lamps. I am also pleased that the online shop where we bought the warehouse shade wall sconces allows us to customize the kind of lamp that we want. So when we ordered additional warehouse lights in the grocery store, we requested for a 57 watt Fresh Green colored lamp. The price of these LED lamps and CFL lamps are much higher compared to the incandescent lamps. But since we started using these energy saving lamps, we have save a lot in our electric bills.
In addition, I have also been looking into using solar panels to operate our home. I have heard a lot of good feedback from my relatives who have been using solar panels to run their home and farm. According to them the best things about using this recyclable energy is that they are not only protecting and conserving the environment, but they are also free from paying their monthly electric bills. That is absolutely a lot of savings. Using solar panels to run our house is quite ideal since we enjoy a lot of sun but as of yet getting the solar panels for my home has to wait.
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